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David Quinn seemingly has spent the early part of this season endlessly juggling forwards. But among all the permutations, Quinn appears to have found only one that looks like a real keeper. Strangely enough, it is centered by a 20-year-old who many thought of as a long shot to make the opening-night roster. “It’s just […]

There was no need for the Rangers to say they were tired just over two days removed from a nine-day, four-game road trip. It was obvious. Also obvious was the fact Henrik Lundqvist remains their best player, the franchise goalie being the one piece that gives this rebuilding team — ahem, just “building,” in the […]

It was a scary moment, and the Rangers hope it didn’t result in the loss of one of their best players at this early juncture of the season. Integral 20-year-old center Brett Howden was injured when he went face-first into the backboards with 6:34 remaining in the second period during the team’s 3-1 win over […]

Jimmy Vesey is a young guy, too. “It’s like I became a veteran overnight,” the 25-year-old out of Harvard said. “The two or three years that I’ve been here, we’ve developed somewhat of a core group that I’m a part of. It’s a good dynamic. It’s a good feeling.” Suddenly, there is a very good […]

Brock Nelson won’t be mistaken for the man who wore No. 91 in blue and orange, but early on he has efficiently plugged the hole on the Islanders’ top line left by John Tavares’ departure for Toronto. As the center playing big minutes between Anders Lee and Josh Bailey, Nelson entered Monday’s tilt against the […]

He’d been patiently waiting for his turn, and it took just over a month. The Rangers called up Lias Andersson from AHL Hartford on Monday evening, presumably to put him right into the lineup for Tuesday night’s Garden match against the Canadiens. It would be Andersson’s NHL season debut after the No. 7-overall pick from […]

By their own admission, the Islanders would have been thieves had they somehow been able to come out on top in this one. Even salvaging one point felt like something of a steal for the team that saw its strong early-season play vanish Monday night at Barclays Center. After building a two-goal lead in the […]

It was like a huge sigh of relief could be heard coming from the Rangers organization when it found out Monday that Brett Howden wasn’t seriously hurt. The 20-year-old center had been in a dangerous collision during the team’s 3-1 win over the Sabres on Sunday night at the Garden, getting tangled up before going […]

On a night when the Islanders’ top six went missing, Casey Cizikas nearly saved the day. The fourth-line grinder scored a pair of first-period goals — the second two-goal game of his career — but it wasn’t enough in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens on Monday night at Barclays Center. “Casey’s one of […]

CHICAGO — The Blackhawks have fired three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Joel Quenneville. General manager Stan Bowman announced the startling dismissal of Quenneville and assistants Kevin Dineen and Ulf Samuelsson on Tuesday and appointed Jeremy Colliton the new coach. Chicago was off to a 6-6-3 start and missed the playoffs last season. Quenneville took over as […]